New subject: What rights do refugees have under the 1951 Convention?

14 Aug 2012

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 From the FAQ on the website of the United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees

http://www.unhcr.org/4ec262df9.html

•	The right not to be expelled,
 	except under certain, strictly
 	defined conditions (Article 32);
•	The right not to be punished for
 	illegal entry into the territory of a
 	contracting State (Article 31);
•	The right to work (Articles 17 to 19);
•	The right to education (Article 22);
•	The right to housing (Article 21);
•	The right to public relief and assistance (Article 23);
•	The right to freedom of religion (Article 4);
•	The right to access the courts (Article 16);
•	The right to freedom of
 	movement within the territory (Article 26); and
•	The right to be issued identity
 	and travel documents (Articles 27 and 28).

Australia ratified the Convention in 1954.

Please send it to your local MP.

Thank you
Peter